North Wales Coast
September 2001 Part 2
MANCHESTER INTERLUDE - I had to visit offices near to Oxford Road station, Manchester, and, in travelling by rail, decided to briefly stop off at Piccadilly to see what was about.
First was a rather elderly looking
101680, one of the remaining few. 101676 was departing as I was
arriving and it was sad to see the withdrawn members dumped at
Longsight depot. 20/9/2001
There is generally an array of
units in various guises, this is 142051. 20/9/2001
The big stuff arrived by way of
90007 "Lord Stamp" with a Virgin train
from London. When the station was known as London Road this service
may have been hauled by a "Britannia" pacific
or perhaps a "Royal Scot" and the empty train,
including loco, would have been dragged by a "Jinty"
to Longsight depot for servicing. Happy days. 20/9/2001
While waiting for my return Class
323, Class 47 number 47770 "Reserved"
passed through Oxford Road station running light. 20/9/2001
There are reports that 37402 "Bont-y-Bermo"
(Barmouth Bridge) is to be reinstated. I last saw it a year ago
in September 2000 when the Crewe diesel depot was opened to the
public. Other photos are on our Archive
section.
An hour at Crewe that turned out
to be quite active. 56095 was looking smart as it delivered a
tanker of fuel to the diesel depot. 18/9/2001
60082 "Mam Tor"
towed 60089 "Arcuil" and 66029 South out
of the depot and onto the running lines. The entourage then returned
behind the "shed" through platform 12 and headed North
with 60082 still running. Apparently 60082 carries only one nameplate.
18/9/2001
47847 arrived in platform 11 with
the 9.19 Holyhead-London and was detached to run round and park
up in bay platform 10. 18/9/2001
The train was then propelled South
by 90146 in "Railfreight" livery. 18/9/2001
150215 was on the Crewe-Chester
shuttle. 18/9/2001
175115 arrived to form the 12.22
for Holyhead. 18/9/2001
It is currently quite common to
see two AC electrics at the rear of a train, presumably for positioning
purposes. This one caught my eye because it is the inside loco,
87021 "Robert the Bruce" that is pushing
with 87010 "King Arthur" dead at the rear.
Is this classed as DOT or dead outside train??? 18/9/2001
47812 arrived on the 11.45 for
Liverpool ex Poole - but for how much longer will this train be
47 hauled? 18/9/2001
Having seen 37707 on the diesel
depot yard at the pumps I was pleased to later record it running
light through the station to leave on the Manchester line. Also
on the depot were 37203 in a very funny looking "Mainline"
livery and 37672 which is, I believe, listed as WNXX having run
in France before being stored in November 2000. Thanks to The Class 37 Locomotive Group
for that information 18/9/2001
"Cyclops" 67027 was
in charge of the Hertfordshire Railtours charter from Finsbury
Park to Holyhead. The train comprised 13 bogies and left Crewe
just 3 minutes down. 15/9/2001
The train only paused for a couple
of minutes before departing for North Wales - will it return without
incident this time?
After weeks of the new car park
ticket machines sitting under wraps, notices have been erected
advising of another increase in charges - this time a mere 25%
rise to £5 per day "or any part thereof". Loose
your ticket and you pay £25 - customers, who needs 'em?
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